Brake.



J. B. GASTON. BRAKE..

APPLIGATIN FILED APR. 15e, 1903.

N0 MODEL.

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is e l .to essist'inopereting the brake.

5. In combination with a brake-stema- Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by .Letters Patent, ie-

1. Ina cnr-brake, the combination of a staff adapted to be rsised,`end meansfor raising same whereby a different leverage ie obtained. 2.` In' e 'car-brake, the combination with 'e stef'a. clutch'member secured to said steil, of 'means for raising lseid steif, and means' looselyjournnled on said 'steif whereby a different leverage is obtained when seid stam is raised. i

3.,-Ibie'cor-brske the combination with e stai! haring aclutoh member secured thereto, of eA similar clutch member loosely jonrmiled tosaid stad above the first-mentioned clutch member, end means for bringing said clutch member into. engagement by raising thestei.

4. Ina csr-.broke, the combination with e stai! hiiving s clutch member secured there to, of e similar clutch member loosely journaledon seid st n,menne connected to seid stai! for the broke, seid means also connected to the last-nnmed clutch memberand adep clutch member secured thereon, anda similer clutch member loosely journoled on said sta above the rst clutch member and having a coller adapted to cover the teeth of the first-mentioned 4clutch member.

6L In e car-brake, the combination with n of n chain nda p to be wound by said staff, another-clutch oolelyjourneled on said stad, said chain eds ted to be wound by both the brake-stai! havino clutch secured thereto,

' sta iid the c utcll when braking thecar.

y 7. `In a car-brakgthe combination with a. brake-opernting stoff, of 'a clutch operated L3 A f" l ,747,410

thereby, .n independent clutch, im alumna being adopted to engage eech other, end s iiexlble connection to the brnke, seid lexible connection bein' wound bythe independent e notion ot the operatingclutch end by t stati'.

8. In n car-brske, the combination with a broke-operating steil, of a clutch operated thereby, an independent clutch, said c utches Iadapted toengage each other, end ny exible 5o l connection to the brake, seid lexible connection adapted v to. wind an the independent clutch and onthevbrnke-stnm v '9. In e csr-brake, the combination with e brakestai, of n clutch opereted byseidstel,

and means for supporting snidclnloh on the stair, said means consisting of e bracket end an epertured bridge. l

10, In e cer-brake, the c ombineticn with s brake-stad, of s clutch operated, thereby, en e independent clutch, nid clutches ted to engage each other by raising-the end e iiexible connection to the broke, uid lexible connection adapted to wind on the stai! or on the Rtaf! and independent clutch et the seme v time 1 1. In a car-brake, the combination with a brake-operating steif, of a'clutch operated thereby, en independent-clutch, said clutches adapt-ed to engage 4each other, a chain secured 1o vto the stai! and to the independent-clutch, n, flexible connection to the brake, and a pulley connected between seid ilexible connection and chain.

In testimony whereof I hereunto efiix my 75 signature Vin presence of two witnesses.

J OSIAH B. GASTON. Witnesses: A v

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